Decision Models for the Ranking of Agricultural Water Demand Management Strategies in an Arid Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 773-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ebrahim Banihabib ◽  
Mohammad Hadi Shabestari
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Decision Models ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Water Demand Management

Water Crisis in the Mediterranean: Agricultural Water Demand Management

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atef Hamdy ◽  
Mahmoud Abu-Zeid ◽  
C. Lacirignola
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Water Crisis ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
The Mediterranean

Water demand management strategies for water-scarce cities: The case of Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 649-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Tortajada ◽  
Francisco González-Gómez ◽  
Asit K. Biswas ◽  
Joost Buurman
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Water Scarce

scholarly journals Exploring the Effects of Alternative Water Demand Management Strategies Using an Agent-Based Model

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koutiva ◽  
Makropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Alternative Water

Integrated urban water management calls for tools that can analyze and simulate the complete cycle including the physical, technical, and social dimensions. Scientific advances created simulation tools able to simulate the urban water cycle as realistically as possible. However, even these tools cannot effectively simulate the social component and quantify how behaviors are shaped by external stress factors, such as climate and policies. In this work, an agent-based modeling tool, urban water agents' behavior (UWAB) is used to simulate the water demand behavior of households and how it is influenced by water demand management strategies and drought conditions. UWAB was applied in Athens, Greece to explore the effect of different water demand management strategies to the reliability of the Athens hydrosystem. The results illustrate the usability of UWAB to support decision makers in identifying how “strict” water demand management measures are needed and when and for how long to deploy them in order to alleviate potential water supply issues.

scholarly journals A Framework for Archive Demand Management Strategies: A Pilot Study on Water Use in a Low-Income Brazilian Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 406
Author(s):  
Gabriella Botelho ◽  
Mariza Mello ◽  
Asher Kiperstok ◽  
Karla Oliveira-Esquerre
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Physical Property ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Starting Point

This study presents a pilot study in suburban households in Salvador, Brazil, inserted in the context of a framework developed to aid water demand management strategies. The framework aims to understand the barrier of subjectivity while identifying consumption habit patterns in households. Six key sets of components create the framework architecture: (1) characterization of the area based on: context, climate, population/area, population growth rate, and water management challenges; (2) a survey to obtain socio-demographic and physical property data of the sample; (3) smart metering and data processing systems to monitor sample water end use; (4) determining daily consumption patterns; (5) analyzing qualitative data through theoretical consumption models to identify relevant variables for the next step; and (6) construction of representative mathematical models of consumption for each daily practice (this item was not included on pilot). It provides a starting point to understand how water demand management strategies can be supported at the user and decision-making level. As a result, improvements to the interview guides used in the pilot were suggested. Furthermore, customized measures to promote rational water consumption were identified in the study area, and policies could be proposed.

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